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hi im relatively new to boxing and am planning on going to as many fights as possible in the upcoming year, so i was wondering were are your Favorite arenas in the uk and why?
thankss

I recommend York Hall. It is a small venue but the atmosphere is electric and every seat is a good seat. Some great names have fought there.

I also recommend the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The Scouse fans are awesome and the atmosphere is always great. The fans have good banter and there is rarely any trouble. Furthermore, the tiered seats have a great view, which is quite rare at an arena.

York Hall is a shithole...but still great for a show.

I like a venue that is very rarely used - Sheffield City Hall.

Hartlepool Borough Hall is great too - bit like York Hall for the north.

M e n Manchester if it's a big fight

York Hall allday long.

Hartlepool s borough hall it's an amazin place to fight at bit like the York all but in better condition

thanks for the help everyone i would like a big bellew fight at the echo are maybe martin murray at the MEN both fighter are local to me and will have my support

All depends on the fight etc aswell, I've been at big shows, small shows etc.
The MEN, Millennium Stadium, City of Manchester Stadium (as it was known at the time), Braehead are the bigger of the UK venues I've attended. Ive also been lucky enough to go to the MGM once BUT the night that Burns beat Martinez in the Kelvin Hall was probably the best atmosphere I've ever experienced. It was electric!

I still really want to experience a fight in the York Hall, hopefully get there at some point.

If you want to experience a good atmosphere then you should consider carefully which fights you pick opposed to which venue!

I love the York Hall, the history of the place has an appeal, the location and the balcony hanging over the ring.

For a bigger venue I was really impressed with the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, great atmosphere and very well designed arena, the higher stands seem close enough to the action, whereas the same seats at the likes of the MEN in Manchester do not seem as good i.e. further away - that's my impression anyway....

tear up wrote:Hartlepool s borough hall it's an amazin place to fight at bit like the York all but in better condition

Well said mate.

York Hall followed by Nottingham Arena.

Once watched Naz at Royal Albert Hall that was awesome

wesley05 wrote:Once watched Naz at Royal Albert Hall that was awesome

I'd love to watch a show there. It is a great venue.

When I was a kid my dad took me to see Nigel Benn and Barry Mcguigan (not against eachother :P ) at the Ally Pally in Muswell Hill. the atmosphere was amazing, I was smiling for a month.

ive seen and felt some great atmospheres at the york hall (tapias entrance etc)..ive been to mandalay bay ringside...but nothing touched the night in the magna when clinton woods stopped rico hoye and david haye stopped glen kelly!...awesome atmosphere, fantastic nite.

Dudley town hall and Wolverhampton Civic centre

I used to love going to the ABA's at Gateshead Leasure Centre.

Not been to many to be honest but I do know the Nottingham arena was brilliant for the froch bute fight

Stadium of light

phil5555 wrote:Stadium of light

dont think venue matters.it has no revelance on the fight.

york hall there aint a bad seat in the house & its good for punters as its upclose with everyone on top of the ring. but for the fighters it can be hot especially in the summer its like a green house withshit warming up facilities.

hurlock wrote:dont think venue matters.it has no revelance on the fight.

york hall there aint a bad seat in the house & its good for punters as its upclose with everyone on top of the ring. but for the fighters it can be hot especially in the summer its like a green house withshit warming up facilities.

THat's bull. An intimidating venue can make a massive difference.

ok point taken.

some fighters fight better backs against the wall

Favorate small hall venues are York Hall, liverpool Olympia and Robin Park


the best big venues are M.E.N Liverpool Echo Trent FM and The LG Arena

The York Hall aint all its cracked up to be to be honest.

Personally, three venues I enjoyed were.

1. Colne Muni

2. Winter Gardens, Blackpool

3. Ulster Hall, Belfast

4. Liverpool Olympia

for big fights the best in the MEN when its packed.